How has it been 9 months already? On the one hand it feels like he's been here forever, but then again, he was only born yesterday, wasn't he? I've missed a few of these updates; I did couple on Instagram @lifeinthegingerlane but others I just totally forgot to do. Moving house has meant major upheaval in … Continue reading Mason at 9 Months Old.

Last year I was heavily pregnant over Christmas so a lot of the things Connor wanted to do, I couldn't join in with, so we decided we would wait til next year and do them all together. Fast forward to now and we've had a pretty shitty year, all things considered, so I'm on a … Continue reading Our Winter Bucket List

So I've been doing this blogging thing for a while now, but definitely haven't been giving it my all. Since I'm on maternity leave now I thought it'd be a good time to see if I could get it off the ground. So last week, I joined Twitter - you can find me here @lifeintheginger … Continue reading I got an award!!

Money Saving with latestdeals.co.uk As you all know, I'm currently on maternity leave after having Mason in February and maternity pay sucks. Big time. So I'm having to be extra organised for Christmas this year to make sure that no one misses out. I'm also trying to make my money stretch as far as it … Continue reading Saving Money with Latest Deals.co.uk

Connor,My beautiful boy. The one who made me a Mummy and gave me the best job I've ever had. I honestly don't know what I did before you came along; you were the puzzle piece I never knew I was missing. As I'm writing this you are sound asleep; the next time I see you, … Continue reading On your 4th birthday – a letter to my boy.

How he is 4 months old I’ll never know. It has completely flown past. He’s getting bigger and cheekier by the day! He got weighed last week and at 17 weeks my little chunk weighed in at 16lb 8oz. He’s pretty much fully into 6-9 months clothing although as I write this he’s wearing a … Continue reading Masons 4 Month Update

Connor had his first nursery trip last week – how is he big enough for trips? Anyway, the venue of choice was Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, it used to be called Summerlee Heritage Park when I was wee! The museum was built on the site of the Summerlee Iron Works and you get … Continue reading Days Out : Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Here I am again with another Fathers Day Gift Guide. This time it’s slightly more ‘high end’ – although everything featured is under £150 so not too pricey – and even better, all of these gorgeous products are made by Scottish companies. Dalvey Salamander Gents Wrist Watch Website This gorgeous gents wrist watch is … Continue reading Top 5 Luxury Fathers Day Gifts

I don’t know about you; but I’m fed up with the same old, shop bought, Fathers Day tat year in, year out. So this year I thought I’d see what some of the small Instagram businesses had to offer and I was amazed. So amazed in fact, that I thought I would put together a … Continue reading Fathers Day Gift Guide – Insta Shops